Earlier today we finally got my hands on the demo for the highly anticipated RPG Final Fantasy XV. What is our opinion after spending 3 hours with the game? Overall Final Fantasy XV is a huge departure from the Final Fantasy we know and love. Learning from the mistakes of Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XV features a more open ended experience and many familiar enemies returning from past games.

Character design in XV is questionable. In comparison to the older Final Fantasy titles, these characters do not look like they're ready to go out on an adventure. Noctis and co. look more suited to go out on stage and perform a rock show rather than fight a Behemoth.

Combat features an array of special and basic attacks all with different properties that makes them unique. Being able to warp to various points as Noctis is easily his most visually appealing skill. Camera Issues when fighting larger opponents hinders the experience. Hitting an enemy as Noctis feels great with little to no hit-stun between attacks allowing you to link attacks together with ease.

Despite the ability to switch weapons to suit the situation, we found ourselves sticking with the same weapon order through out the entire demo. While the combat did feel good, it lacked the depth of other games in the genre such as Kingdom Hearts.

While we had fun battling the various enemies the game threw at us , the game took the action out of my hands more than what was necessary. Despite the game providing almost no load times, it was quite disappointing to see Square-Enix take a more cinematic approach. One of the biggest issues we had was the frame rate, which struggled to maintain 30 FPS each time more than one enemy was present on screen

There was one particular instance in-which Noctis was sliding down a hill where the frame rate hit the single digits. Let's hope Square-Enix delivers on the promise to release Final Fantasy XV in 1080P at a stable FPS. The games soundtrack is simply gorgeous,Yoko Shimomura never fails to out do herself.

Overall the Final Fantasy XV demo delivered a new fast Final Fantasy experience that I wish to delve deeper into. With a few tweaks to weapon balance, and a solid frame rate, XV could set a new standard for Final Fantasy.